Relic +1 vs. Chest AF2

[Hachiko]

I took the weapon. Honestly, I couldn't resist the glow. Bravura looks REALLY boring without it imo. Even though the chest would have been a far bigger upgrade.

I almost regret my decision, but also heard that the chest drops from Turn 1 as well.

[Paikis]

As a Warrior, +1 relic is pretty nice. Helps out on threat (meh) but also provides you with bigger heals. As far as I'm concerned, the +1 relic is the best thing you can get.

[Raenryong]

Weapon first. Weapon damage is the most significant stat in the game.

[dimsumdarren]

Wow interesting. Hmm. Tough choice. It's another 3 weeks til next so tough

[Awake]

I would say that if you are a PLD maybe the relic+1 is a good choice since it upgrades your shield aswell which gives you more block?
For warriors i would say first upgrade your armor as you dont only get better vit/str/parry stats but also more defense.At least thats what i am doing, my relic+1 will be the last thing i will upgrade.And if you need a better weapon than relic to hold aggro against DDs with relic+1 then you need to look into your play.

[dimsumdarren]

Logically and rationally the armour is way to go. Maybe decision would be less obvious if it was dark light armour but I refuse to wear that ugly vest/helm

But oh that relic seems nice...

[Jahaudant]

No logic or rationale can justify a WAR picking a body piece over Bravura +1.

The physical damage increase from 44 to 46 alone is worth roughly 16 STR (or 96 Det). It is the single best upgrade available for a self healing tank.

[KogaDrake]

Point to add, look at Coil loot drops, if your looking to get relic +1 or AF2 body, your likely near entering (or should be) Coil. Coil turn 1 drops that ilv90 tank chest. Now I have not done the numbers for WAR, i know PLD af2 body is best in slot, but even for the PLD the Allagan body is not far behind.

900 mythos is alot, and imo its best to use them on an item your not going to have the oprotunity to obtain a very similar part of gear in the near future. +1 wep could be replaced in turn 5, but not a single FC/group that I am aware of in the world has downed turn 5 yet, so dont expect your allagan wepon anytime soon. For this simple reason I would look at the +1 first, even as a WAR.

[dimsumdarren]

yea im getting more and more convinced to get the weapon. And as you say, body can be replaced soonish. Thanks all for advice

[RhazeCain]

I've been looking at something very similar recently (relic +1 vs. AF2 helm & half way to boots - already have body).

Started out I was thinking like Relic alone should be enough for Warrior to hold agro over Relic +1 DPS. And many times that's true (I've done plenty of AK with relic+1 DPS and me ilvl 55 weapon - you lose agro occasionally, but not often if DPS well behaved. Relic should practically guarantee agro).

But then I started raiding with FC with better DPS. Relic+1, ilvl90 armors, and experienced players. They can raise the agro bar pretty high. Tank agro often forces them to throttle back DPS. I don't want to do that. Thus Relic+1 probably going to be my choice. 1 more week to 900 myth. =/